Brandi J. Clark

Well…I am back with great news about my LiveBinder experiment. Remember I was worried about feeling like Sheldon..

I shouldn’t have! An hour into the inservice I was told that I reminded them of Amy Farrah Fowler

Should I Laugh…or cry…

Well anyway here’s what I learned…

1. Teachers want to share!
No surprise there but the teachers were very excited at the possibilities…

The possibilities to share information with staff.

The possibilities to create their own LiveBinders.

The possibilities of trying something new!

2. Teachers appreciated the LiveBinders in advance of the session.

I did have a fear they would judge the session by the LiveBinder…or feel, “What’s the point of going…it’s all here.” Nope! Instead the LiveBinders created excitement and by sending it in advance there was a sense of familiarity.

3. Teachers appreciated the facilitating nature of the presentation.
This presentation was no “sit and git” or listen to the “talking head”. Instead I was able to select tabs in the binder based on the flow and needs of the teachers. In addition, I gave teachers access to Netbooks! Not all of them took the offer but most appreciated that they could “follow along” and use the links during table talk and work processing time.

Overall, I think it was a success! I am curious to see how many views the LiveBinders gets overtime. I put the settings on private but I plan to do some public ones in the future. LiveBinders continue to lure me in ways that I have yet to try
…oh no!!!

I do sound like her!

Until Next Time,
Lit Maven Out!

Other Posts on this Topic.
Flipped Classroom? Use a LiveBinder
Building a LiveBinder…Include Tagxedo
Digital Textbooks…Like Putting Lipstick on a Pig
Digital Textbooks…It’s a Matter of Definition
Building a Textbook From Scratch…5 Reasons to Try LiveBinder
5 Tips for Starting Your Own LiveBinder
Need Videos for Your LiveBinder…Top 5 Sources
Need Images for Your LiveBinder…Top 5 Sources
Building a LiveBinder…Brick by Brick
Building a LiveBinder…Let it Bloom With These Tools

Out of the gate this year, I was thinking of doing everything…Flipped Presentations, E-books, Webinars, and definitely..NO PAPER!!!

But then I was explaining Twitter Chats to some people and they looked at me like I was him…

Then, I knew, I had to slowwwwwwwwwwww down.

So while, I am doing things differently this year. I am not using up all my felts the first week… (Have no idea what that means…)

I have decided that access to materials and information is always a plus. How can I make this easier…

Did you say

LIVEBINDERS?

I think you did….10 points to your team!

I am in the midst of creating 4 Livebinders for 4 separate presentations…

What was I thinking?

I wasn’t…that was June talkin’…

Anyway, I am foregoing the usual PowerPoint..even the new age Prezi, in favor of a LiveBinder. Here’s my thinking…

1. Perhaps presenting with a LiveBinder will encourage a climate of sharing…

2. Perhaps those attending the presentation will be more engaged because they know they will have access to everything during and after the presentation.

3. Perhaps I will ignite a firestorm of LiveBinders so that new shelving will have to be ordered! (Shelfari…still around?)

At any rate…it has to be better than…”Can I have the handout?”

Flipped Classroom Applications

My hope is that if I create these for all my presentations…I can send them in advance. That teachers will appreciate the “heads up” in way of the content. Also, that authentic discussion and collaboration will start the minute they sit down.

Other posts on this topic:
Building a LiveBinder…Include Tagxedo
Digital Textbooks…Like Putting Lipstick on a Pig
Digital Textbooks…It’s a Matter of Definition
Building a Textbook From Scratch…5 Reasons to Try LiveBinder
5 Tips for Starting Your Own LiveBinder
Need Videos for Your LiveBinder…Top 5 Sources
Need Images for Your LiveBinder…Top 5 Sources
Building a LiveBinder…Brick by Brick
Building a LiveBinder…Let it Bloom With These Tools

I will let you know later this week how it all goes down…

Until Next Time,
Lit Maven Out!